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<h1>SortHint</h1>

<p>Supports row ordering.</p>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Supports row ordering. Its properties can be mapped to ODA corresponding values.</p>

<h3>See Also</h3>

<h2 class="property">columnName</h2>

<p>Name of the result set column for which hints are defined.</p>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Name of the result set column for which hints are defined. If a column can only be identified by position, the name may be empty.</p>

<h3>See Also</h3>

<h2 class="property">position</h2>

<p>The 1-based index position of a result set column.</p>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>The 1-based index position of a result set column.</p>

<h3>See Also</h3>

<h2 class="property">direction</h2>

<p>The sort direction of this result set column.</p>

<h3>Choices</h3>
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<li>asc: the direction of sort hint is ascending.</li>
<li>desc: the direction of sort hint is descending.</li>
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<h3>Description</h3>

<p>The sort direction of this result set column.</p>

<h3>See Also</h3>

<h2 class="property">nullValueOrdering</h2>

<p>The ordering of null vs. non-null values in the sort order.</p>

<h3>Choices</h3>
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<li>unknown: the ordering of null in the sort order is unknown.</li>
<li>nullIsFirst: the ordering of null in the sort order is first.</li>
<li>nullIsLast: the ordering of null in the sort order is last.</li>
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<h3>Description</h3>

<p>The ordering of null vs. non-null values in the sort order.</p>

<h3>See Also</h3>

<h2 class="property">isOptional</h2>

<p>Indicates whether this sort key can be excluded at runtime.</p>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Indicates whether this sort key can be excluded at runtime.</p>

<h3>See Also</h3>

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